ALEXANDRINE EMPIRE. Time of Stamenes to Seleukos (Satraps of Babylon, circa 328-311 BC). GOLD Double Daric. Babylon.

Obv: Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, holding bow and spear; monogram to left, M to right.

Rev: Wavy patterned incuse punch.

Nicolet-Pierre – (unlisted controls).

Attractive and extremely rare.

Condition: Good very fine.

Weight: 16.75 g.

Diameter: 19 mm.

IONIA. Uncertain. EL Hekte (Circa 600-550 BC).

Obv: Outline of confronted pseudo-animal heads (boars?).

Rev: Stylized anchor within incuse circle, along with another smaller incuse punch.

Cf. Spink 18006, lot 1023 (for a similarly styled hemihekte likely from the same issue); cf. Heritage 3067, lot 33131 (same); cf. Gemini IV, lot 172 (same).

Extremely rare

Condition: .

Weight: 2.26 g.

Diameter: 11 mm.

IONIA. Uncertain. 1/12 Stater or Hemihekte (Circa 600-550 BC).

Obv: Forepart of a roaring lion left.

Rev: Incuse square.

Weidauer –; Elektron –; Rosen –; Traité –; SNG Kayhan –; SNG von Aulock –; Cf. CNG EA 356, 149.

Condition: Good very fine.

Weight: 1.16 g.

Diameter: 7 mm.

IONIA. Uncertain. Obol(?) (Circa 5th century BC).

Obv: Helmeted head left.

Rev: Ant within incuse square.

Asia Minor Coins online – (though cf. #15001 for a similar rev. type).

Very rare

Condition: Good very fine.

Weight: 0.65 g.

Diameter: 8 mm.

IONIA. Miletos. EL Stater (Circa 600-550 BC).

Obv: Lion reclining right, head left, within rectangular frame divided into smaller rectangular compartments.

Rev: Cental oblong punch of irregular design; around, punch of stellate pattern and head of stag.

SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 3.

Very rare

Condition: Very fine.

Weight: 13.95 g.

Diameter: 22 mm.

IONIA. Phokaia. EL 1/24 Stater (Circa 625/0-522 BC).

Obv: Head of griffin left; to right, small seal upward.

Rev: Incuse square punch.
Bodenstedt 12.

Rare

Condition: Good very fine, well centered and struck.

Weight: 0.66 g.

Diameter: 6 mm.

EGYPT. Alexandria. Hadrian (117-138). Ae Hemidrachm. Dated RY 11 (126/7).

Obv: ΑVΤ ΚΑΙ ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СЄΒ.
Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right.
.
Rev: L ΕΝΔΕΚΑΤΟV.
Pharos surmounted by two Tritons, each with trumpet, and lantern, atop which is a statue facing slightly left, with situla and sceptre.

RPC III 5673; Dattari (Savio) 7856; K&G 32.423.

Rare and attractive.

Condition: Good very fine.

Weight: 13.81 g.

Diameter: 29 mm.

HERENNIA ETRUSCILLA (Augusta, 249-251). GOLD Aureus. Rome.

Obv: HER ERTVSCILLA AVG.
Draped bust right, wearing stephane.
.
Rev: PVDICITIA AVG.
Pudicitia seated left on throne, holding sceptre and raising hand to head.

RIC 59a (Decius); Calicó 3308.

Near extremely fine, traces of mounting.

Condition: Good very fine.

Weight: 3.86 g.

Diameter: 20 mm.

PHILIPPICUS (BARDANES) (711-713). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople.

Obv: δ N FILЄPICЧS MЧLTЧS AN.
Crowned facing bust, holding globus cruciger and eagle-tipped sceptre.
.
Rev: VICTORIA AVGЧS / CONOB.
Cross potent.

Sear 1447.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Weight: 4.44 g.

Diameter: 20 mm.

MICHAEL III ‚THE DRUNKARD‘ (842-867). GOLD Solidus. Constantinople.

Obv: IҺSЧS X RISτOS *.
Facing bust of Christ Pantokrator, cross behind.
.
Rev: + mI XAHL ЬASILЄ‘.
Crowned facing bust of Michael, wearing slight beard and loros, and holding labarum.

Sear 1688; DOC 3.

Condition: Near extremely fine; parts of edge filed.

Weight: 4.36 g.

Diameter: 19 mm.

HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE. Rudolf II (1576-1612). GOLD Ducat (1598). Klausenburg.

Obv: RVDOL II D G ROM IM S A G H BO REX. 
Rudolf standing facingt, holding orb and sceptre. L – S in field.
.
Rev: PATRONA HVNGARIAE 98. 
The Madonna seated facing on crescent, holding Holy Infant.

Friedberg 67; Huszar 1009.

Condition: Near extremely fine, luster in field.

Weight: 3.35 g.

Diameter: 21 mm.

TRANSYLVANIA. Christoph Báthory (1576-1581). GOLD Dukat (1577). Hermannstadt.

Obv: MON TRAN IL C B D S. 
St. Ladislaus standing facing, holding ax and orb; stars in field.
.
Rev: PATRONA HVNGAR 1577. 
The Madonna seated facing on crescent, holding Holy Infant.

Friedberg 284.

Condition: Near extremely fine.

Weight: 3.48 g.

Diameter: 21 mm.